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Send to email | You can thank Lee de Forest for this in General | By Rough Ty el 01-Jun-2010 | Gizmodo has a brief excerpt from The Shallows in which I describe the instrumental, but now largely forgotten, role that the inventor Lee de Forest played in the launching of our electronic age: Our modern media spring from a common source, an invention that is rarely mentioned today but that had as decisive a role in shaping society as the internal combustion engine or the incandescent lightbulb. The invention was called the Audion. It was the first electronic audio amplifier, and the man who created it was Lee de Forest. Even when judged by the high standards set by America's...
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| You can thank Lee de Forest for this | | Gizmodo has a brief excerpt from The Shallows in which I describe the instrumental, but now largely forgotten, role that the inventor Lee de Forest played in the launching of our electronic age: Our modern media spring from a common source, an invention that is rarely mentioned today but that had as decisive a role in shaping society as the internal combustion engine or the incandescent lightbulb. [..] Read complete article |  | Published 01-Jun-2010 by Rough Ty in General Read 18 times. More hits in  |
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| Black Forest Gummies Sweepstakes | Remember the Lemonhead instant win and sweepstakes? There is another one available for Black Forest Gummies. To get started click here and enter to win the grand prize of $500. After that you can earn more entries or prizes by sharing the game with your friends! Level 2 – First 1,00 get a Black Forest [...] [..] Read complete article |  | Published 18-Jan-2012 by Free Samples and Deals in Read 0 times. More hits in  |
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| Black Forest Gummies Sweepstakes | Remember the Lemonhead instant win and sweepstakes? There is another one available for Black Forest Gummies. To get started click here and enter to win the grand prize of $500. After that you can earn more entries or prizes by sharing the game with your friends! Level 2 – First 1,00 get a Black Forest [...] [..] Read complete article |  | Published 18-Jan-2012 by Free Samples and Deals in Read 0 times. More hits in  |
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| PixelJunk lifelike: Two men in a forest demonstrate it for us | Q-Games' Omar Cornut and musician Baiyon put on identical tight pants and pink beanies for this trailer for the latest PixelJunk product, lifelike. This Move-based music visualizer was announced this March, though that previous announcement offered [..] Read complete article |  | Published 15-Sep-2010 by JC Fletcher in baiyonmusicmusic-visualizerpixeljunkpixeljunk-lifelikeplaystationplaystation-moveps3psnq-games Read 12 times. More hits in  |
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| EA gets lost in the woods with Wildlife: Forest Survival |
Have you ever seen a couple of alligators like, totally duking it out on some nature show and thought, "Man, this would make for a pretty excellent video game?" We're right there with you -- and apparently, so is Electron [..] Read complete article |  | Published 11-Nov-2010 by Griffin McElroy in eaea-salt-lakemicrosoftplaystationps3psnrelease-datewildlife-forest-survivalxblaxbox Read 19 times. More hits in  |
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Gossip, news and leaks for obsessive gamers Kotaku As if you don't waste enough of your time in a gamer's haze, here's Kotaku: a gamer's guide that goes beyond the press release. Gossip, cheats, criticism, design, nostalgia, pred |
 | Kotaku`s The Gamers Guide | Blogger | XBOX 360 Gamers Weblog
Gossip, news and leaks for obsessive gamers Kotaku As if you don't waste enough of your time in a gamer's haze, here's Kotaku: a gamer's guide that goes beyond the press release. Gossip, cheats, criticism, design, nostalgia, pred |
 | Kotaku`s The Gamers Guide | Blogger | XBOX 360 Gamers Weblog
Gossip, news and leaks for obsessive gamers Kotaku As if you don't waste enough of your time in a gamer's haze, here's Kotaku: a gamer's guide that goes beyond the press release. Gossip, cheats, criticism, design, nostalgia, pred |
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| Chew on these Lego Universe 'Gnarled Forest' screens |
We've seen a few of the bright and generally welcoming environments of Lego Universe -- today, we get a look a few screenshots from the MMO's Gnarled Forest area. We never would have assumed a game about toy heroes could co [..] Read complete article |  | Published 12-Aug-2010 by Griffin McElroy in legolego-universenetdevilpcWarner-Bros-Interactive Read 0 times. More hits in  |
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Gossip, news and leaks for obsessive gamers Kotaku As if you don't waste enough of your time in a gamer's haze, here's Kotaku: a gamer's guide that goes beyond the press release. Gossip, cheats, criticism, design, nostalgia, pred |
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| Gallery: Rain Forest, Coral Reef and Planetarium Under One Green Roof | | : Photo: Annaliza Savage/Wired.com
SAN FRANCISCO — The California Academy of Sciences is practicing what they preach.
The organization’s new 410,000-square-foot eco-friendly facility in Golden Gate Park is a living, breathing science experiment. The Renzo Piano-designed structure is the only building in the world to house a planetarium, museum of natural history and aquarium under the [..] Read complete article |  | Published 04-Aug-2008 by Nerdblog in General Read 28 times. More hits in  |
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